Module Overview:

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY TOOLS AND NETWORK BASICS ( MODULE - 1 )

1. Introduction to Computer

• 1.1 Computer and Latest IT gadgets
• 1.1.1 Introduction of Computer
• 1.1.2 Types of Computer
• 1.1.3 Characteristics of Computers
• 1.1.4 Basic Applications of Computer
• 1.1.5 Latest IT Gadgets
• 1.2 Evolution of Computers & its applications
• 1.2.1 Generation of Computer
• 1.3 IT gadgets and their applications
• 1.4 Basics of Hardware and Software
• 1.5 Central Processing Unit
• 1.5.1 Types of Processing
• 1.5.2 Processor Speed
• 1.5.3 Cache Memory
• 1.5.4 Levels of Cache Memory
• 1.6 Input Devices
• 1.7 Output devices
• 1.8 Computer Memory and storage
• 1.8.1 Difference between Primary and Secondary Memory
• 1.9 Application Softwares
• 1.9.1 Different types of application software include
• 1.10 System Software
• 1.10.1 Difference between System and Application Software
• 1.11 Utility software
• 1.11.1 Utility Program
• 1.12 Open source and Proprietary Software
• 1.12.1 Differentiate between Open Source Software and Proprietary Software
• 1.13 Mobile Apps

2. Introduction to Operating System

• 2.1 Operating System
• 2.2 Basics of Operating System (OS)
• 2.2.1 Basic Function of Operating System
• 2.2.2 Types of Operating System
• 2.3 Operating Systems for Desktop and Laptop
• 2.3.1 DOS (Operating System)
• 2.3.2 Windows Operating System
• 2.3.3 Linux Operating System
• 2.3.3.1 Feature of Linux operating system
• 2.3.3.2 Key Differences between Linux and Windows Operating System
• 2.3.4 Ubuntu Operating System
• 2.3.4.1 Method to download Ubuntu
• 2.3.4.2 Difference between the Ubuntu and Windows
• 2.3.4.3 Ubuntu desktop
• 2.3.4.4 Launcher
• 2.3.4.5 Running applications
• 2.3.4.6 Add applications from the Launcher
• 2.3.4.7 Remove applications from the Launcher
• 2.3.4.8 The Dash
• 2.3.4.9 Managing windows
• 2.3.5 Mac Operating System
• 2.4 Operating Systems for Mobile Phone and Tablets
• 2.5 User Interface for Desktop and Laptop
• 2.6 Task Bar
• 2.7 Icons & shortcuts
• 2.8 Running an Application
• 2.9 Operating System Simple Setting
• 2.10 Using Mouse and Changing its Properties
• 2.11 Changing System Date and Time
• 2.12 Changing Display Properties
• 2.13 To Add or Remove Program and Features
• 2.14 Adding, Removing & Sharing Printers
• 2.15 File and Folder Management
• 2.16 Types of file Extensions

3. Word Processing

• 3.0 Introduction of Word processing
• 3.1 Word Processing Basics
• 3.1.1 Introduction of LibreOffice Writer
• 3.1.2 Objective
• 3.1.3 Comparison of LibreOffice Writer with Microsoft Office Word processing
• 3.2 Opening Word Processing Package
• 3.3 Title Bar, Menu Bar, Toolbars & Sidebar
• 3.3.1 Title Bar
• 3.3.2 Menu Bar
• 3.3.3 Toolbar
• 3.3.4 Status Bar
• 3.3.5 Sidebar
• 3.4 Creating a New Document
• 3.4.1 Method to create document in Writer by using blank template
• 3.5 Opening and Closing Documents
• 3.5.1 Opening Documents (Ctrl+O)
• 3.5.2 Save and Save As
• 3.5.3 Closing Documents
• 3.5.3.1 Closing LibreOffice suit
• 3.6 Using the Help
• 3.7 PageSetup
• 3.8 Print Preview, Printing of Documents (Shift+Ctrl+O)
• 3.9 PDF file and Saving a Documents as PDF file
• 3.10 Text Creation and manipulation
• 3.11 AutoCorrect, Spelling & Grammar (F7)
• 3.12 Find and Replace (Ctrl+Shift+F)
• 3.13 Formatting the Text
• 3.14 Header & Footer
• 3.14.1 Inserting Header and footer
• 3.15 Table Manipulation
• 3.16 Border and Shading
• 3.16.1 Define Border for Page
• 3.17 Mail Merge
• 3.18 Table of Contents
• 3.19 Adding Comments
• 3.20 Tracking changes
• 3.21 Macro
• 3.22 Shortcut Keys for LibreOffice Writer

4. SpreadSheet

• 4.0 Introduction of Libreoffice Calc Spreadsheet
• 4.0.1 Objectives
• 4.1 Elements of Spread Sheet
• 4.1.1 Features of LibreOffice calc or Spreadsheet software
• 4.2 Creation of Spreadsheets (Ctrl+N)
• 4.3 Concept of Cell Address (Row & Column) and selecting a Cell
• 4.3.1 Cell referencing
• 4.4 Entering Data (text, number, date) in Cells
• 4.4.1 Formatting data in Calc Spreadsheet
• 4.4.2 To insert content into a Cell
• 4.4.3 To delete cell content
• 4.5 Page Setup
• 4.6 Printing a Spreadsheet (Ctrl+P)
• 4.7 Saving Spreadsheet
• 4.7.1 Saving a spreadsheet on other location
• 4.8 Opening and Closing
• 4.9 Manipulation of Cells & Spreadsheet
• 4.10 Modifying / Editing Cell Content
• 4.10.1 Editing Spreadsheet Data
• 4.10.2 Selecting Cells
• 4.11 Formatting Cell (Font, Alignment, Style)
• 4.11.1 Changing Font
• 4.11.2 Alignment of the data in the cell
• 4.12 Cut, Copy, Paste & Paste Special
• 4.13 Changing Cell Height & Width
• 4.14 Inserting, Deleting, Moving and Hiding Rows, Column
• 4.15 AutoFill
• 4.16 Sorting & Filtering
• 4.16.1 Sorting Data
• 4.16.2 Filtering Data
• 4.17 Freezing Panes
• 4.18 Formulas, Functions and Charts
• 4.18.1 Using Formulas for Numbers (Addition, Subtraction, Multiplication & Division)
• 4.19 AutoSum in LibreOffice calc
• 4.20 Function (Sum, Count, MAX, MIN, AVERAGE)
• 4.21 The function Wizard
• 4.21.1 Text functions
• 4.21.2 Math functions
• 4.21.3Statistical functions
• 4.21.4Date & Time Function
• 4.21.5 Logical Function
• 4.21.6 Database Functions

5 LibreOffice Impress (Presentation)

• 5.0 Introduction LibreOffice Impress (Presentation)
• 5.1 Creation of Presentation
• 5.1.1 Creating a Presentation Using a Template (Shift+Ctrl+N)
• 5.1.2 Creating a Blank Presentation
• 5.2 Inserting & Editing Text on Slides
• 5.2.1 Understanding slides and slide layouts
• 5.2.2 To add a text box
• 5.3 Deleting Slides in a Presentation
• 5.3.1 Deleting Slides
• 5.4 Saving a Presentation (Ctrl+S)
• 5.4.1 Using 'Save As' to make another copy of your presentation (Shift+Ctrl+S)
• 5.5 Manipulating Slides
• 5.5.1 Inserting Table
• 5.5.2 Adding Clip Art pictures
• 5.5.3 Inserting Other Objects
• 5.6 Resizing & Scaling an Object
• 5.7 Creating & using Master Slide
• 5.8 Presentation of Slides
• 5.8.1 Choosing a Set up of Presentation
• 5.8.2 Running a Slide Show
• 5.8.3 Transition and Slide Timings
• 5.8.4 Automating a Slide Show
• 5.9 Providing Aesthetics to Slides & Printing
• 5.9.1 Enhancing Text Presentation
• 5.9.2 Insert and Modifying a shape or text box
• 5.9.3 Formatting shapes, Line, Area and Text
• 5.9.4 Working with Color and Line Style
• 5.9.5 Adding Movie & Sound
• 5.9.6 Adding Headers, Footers and Notes
• 5.9.7 Printing Slides and Handouts
• 5.10 LibreOffice Shortcuts key

6 Introduction of Internet & WWW

• 6.1 Introduction of Internet & WWW
• 6.2 Basics of Computer Networks
• 6.2.1 Network Media (Transmission Media)
• 6.2.2 Local Area Networks (LAN)
• 6.2.2.1 Characteristics of LANs
• 6.2.2.2 Advantage of LAN
• 6.2.2.3 Disadvantages of LAN
• 6.2.3 Metropolitan Area Network (MAN)
• 6.2.3.1 Advantages and Disadvantages of MAN
• 6.2.4 Wide Area network (WAN)
• 6.2.4.1 Advantage and Disadvantage of WAN
• 6.2.5 Difference between LAN, MAN and WAN?
• 6.3 Network Topology & Protocol
• 6.3.1 Bus Topology
• 6.3.1.1 Features of Bus Topology
• 6.3.1.2 Advantages and Disadvantages of Bus Topology
• 6.3.2 Star Topology
• 6.3.2.1 Features of Star Topology
• 6.3.2.2 Advantages and Disadvantages of Star Topology
• 6.3.3 Ring Topology
• 6.3.3.1 Features of Ring topology
• 6.3.3.2 Advantages and Disadvantages of Ring Topology
• 6.3.4 Tree Topology
• 6.3.4.1 Features of tree topology
• 6.3.4.2 Advantages and Disadvantages of Tree Topology
• 6.3.5 Mesh Topology
• 6.3.5.1 Features of Mesh Topology
• 6.3.5.2 Advantages and Disadvantages of Mesh Topology
• 6.3.6 Protocol
• 6.3.6.1 Common Networking Protocols
• 6.4 Internet
• 6.4.1 What is the World Wide Web (WWW)?
• 6.4.2.1 Basic concept of WWW
• 6.4.3 Application of Internet
• 6.4.4 Difference between Internet and Intranet
• 6.5 Website Address and URL
• 6.5.1 Web Address
• 6.5.2 Uniform Resource Locator (URL)
• 6.6 Introduction of IP Address
• 6.6.1 ISP and Role of ISP
• 6.7 Internet Protocols
• 6.8 Modes of Connecting Internet (HotSpot, Wifi, LAN Cable, Broadband, USB tethering)
• 6.8.1 HotSpot
• 6.8.2 Wi-Fi
• 6.8.3 Leased lines
• 6.8.4 Cable Internet access
• 6.8.5 Broadband
• 6.8.6 USB tethering
• 6.9 Identifying and uses of IP/MAC/IMEI of various devices
• 6.9.1 How to Identify IMEI No
• 6.10 Popular Web Browsers (Internet Explorer/Edge, Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, Opera)
• 6.10.1 Internet Explorer
• 6.10.2 Microsoft Edge
• 6.10.3 Google Chrome Web Browser
• 6.10.4 Mozilla Firefox
• 6.10.5 Opera
• 6.11 Exploring the Internet
• 6.12 Surfing the web
• 6.12.1 Search Engines and Popular Search Engines
• 6.12.1.1 Search Engines
• 6.12.1.2 Popular Search Engine
• 6.13 Searching on Internet
• 6.14 Downloading Web Pages
• 6.14.1 Take advantage of Google Drive
• 6.14.2 Save Complete Web-pages as PDF
• 6.15 Printing Web Pages

7 E-mail, Social Networking & E-Governance Services

• 7.0 Introduction
• 7.1 Structure of E-mail
• 7.2 Using E-mails
• 7.3 Opening Email account
• 7.4 Mailbox: Inbox and Outbox
• 7.5 Creating and Sending a new Email
• 7.5.1 Replying to an E-mail message
• 7.5.2 Forwarding an E-mail message
• 7.5.3 Turn automatic forwarding on or off
• 7.5.3.1 Turn on automatic forwarding
• 7.6 Searching emails
• 7.7 Attaching files with email
• 7.8 Email Signature
• 7.9 Social Networking & E-commerce
• 7.9.1 Social Networking
• 7.9.2 What is ecommerce?
• 7.9.2.1 History of e-commerce
• 7.9.3 Facebook
• 7.9.4 Twitter
• 7.9.5 LinkedIn
• 7.9.6 Instagram
• 7.10 Instant Messaging (WhatsApp, Facebook Messenger, Telegram)
• 7.11 Introduction to Blog
• 7.12 Basics of E-Commerce
• 7.12.1 Types of E-commerce Models
• 7.12.2 Examples of E-commerce
• 7.13 Netiquettes
• 7.13.1 Good Netiquettes For Society
• 7.13.2 Good Netiquettes For Businesses
• 7.14 Overview of e-Governance Services like Railway Reservation, Passport, eHospital (ORS)
• 7.14.1 The primary delivery models of e-Government can be divided into…
• 7.14.2 How Information Technology is going to impact Indian Railways?
• 7.14.3 Passport
• 7.14.4 eHospital (ORS)
• 7.15 Accessing e-Governance Services on Mobile Using “UMANG APP”
• 7.15.1 Key features
• 7.16 Digital Locker

8 Digital Financial Tools and Applications

• 8.1 Digital Financial Tools
• 8.1.1 There are three key components of any such digital financial services
• 8.1.2 How digital financial tools is useful for people?
• 8.2 Understanding OTP (One Time Password) and QR (Quick Response) Code
• 8.2.1 Understanding OTP (One Time Password)
• 8.2.2 Advantage of a one-time password
• 8.2.3 Feature of OTP
• 8.2.4 QR (Quick Response) Code
• 8.3 UPI (Unified Payment Interface)
• 8.3.1 Features of UPI
• 8.3.2 How is it unique?
• 8.3.3 Participants in UPI
• 8.3.4 Registration in UPI enabled application
• 8.3.5 How to use UPI while making online payment?
• 8.3.5.1 How to Make payment Using UPI?
• 8.3.5.2 How to Receive Payment Using UPI?
• 8.4 AEPS (Aadhaar Enabled Payment System)
• 8.4.1 Benefits of AePS
• 8.4.2 What Facilities can be availed through AePS?
• 8.4.3 Steps to use Aadhaar Enabled Payment System
• 8.5 USSD (Unstructured Supplementary Services Data)
• 8.5.1 How to Send Money Using USSD *99# Using IFSC Code & Bank Account Number?
• 8.5.2 How to get it
• 8.6 Card (credit/debit)
• 8.6.1 Credit Cards, Advantages, Disadvantages
• 8.6.3 Debit Cards, Advantages, Disadvantages
• 8.7 eWallet
• 8.7.1 Benefits of e-Wallet
• 8.7.2 How does e-wallet work
• 8.7.3 Payment Process
• 8.7.4 Various eWallet payment gateway
• 8.8 PoS (Point of Sale)
• 8.8.1 Advantages of PoS
• 8.8.2 Components of a POS System
• 8.8.2.1 POS Hardware
• 8.8.2.2 POS software
• 8.9 Internet Banking
• 8.9.7 Advantages and disadvantages of online banking
• 8.10 National Electronic Fund Transfer (NEFT)
• 8.10.3 What are the benefits of using NEFT?
• 8.10.4 What is IFSC?
• 8.11 Real Time Gross Settlement (RTGS)
• 8.12 Immediate Payment Service (IMPS)
• 8.13 Online Bill Payment
• 8.13.2 Advantages

9 Overview of FutureSkills and Cyber Security

• 9.0 Introduction to FutureSkills
• 9.0.1 Industrial Revolution
• 9.0.2 The details of previous three industrial revolution is given below
• 9.1 Introduction to Internet of Things (IoT)
• 9.1.3 How the devices are connected
• 9.1.4 Advantages and Disadvantages of IoT
• 9.2 Big Data Analytics
• 9.2.1 Types of Big Data analytics
• 9.2.2 Characteristics of Big Data
• 9.2.3 Advantage of Big Data
• 9.2.4 Applications of Big data
• 9.3 Cloud Computing
• 9.3.1 Introduction of Cloud
• 9.3.2 Basic Concepts of Cloud Computing
• 9.3.3 Service Models
• 9.3.4 Advantages of Cloud Computing
• 9.3.5 Characteristics of Cloud computing
• 9.4 Virtual Reality (VR)
• 9.4.1 Some applications of VR in manufacturing are as follows
• 9.4.2 What is Augmented Reality
• 9.5 Artificial Intelligence
• 9.5.1 Goals of AI
• 9.5.2 Applications of AI
• 9.5.3 Types of AI
• 9.6 Social & Mobile
• 9.7 Block chain Technology
• 9.7.1 What is Blockchain?
• 9.7.2 What is Blockchain Technology?
• 9.7.3 The Three Pillars of Blockchain Technology
• 9.8 What is Bitcoin?
• 9.9 3D Printing/Additive Manufacturing
• 9.10 Robotics Process Automation (RPA)
• 9.10.1 The main goal of Robotics automation process
• 9.10.2 RPA Implementation Methodology
• 9.10.3 Next, steps in planning phase are
• 9.10.4 General Use of RPA
• 9.10.5 Application of RPA
• 9.10.6 Robotic Process Automation tools
• 9.10.7 RPA Applications
• 9.10.8 Advantages and disadvantages of RPA
• 9.10.9 Myths of RPA
• 9.11 Cyber Security
• 9.12 Securing PC
• 9.13 Securing Smart Phone

WEB DESIGNING & PUBLISHING - Module 2

1. Introduction to Web Design

• Basics of Internet and WWW
• Web browsers and web servers
• Website and web pages
• Static vs Dynamic websites
• Web hosting and domain name

2. HTML (HyperText Markup Language)

• Structure of HTML document
• Basic tags: <html>, <head>, <title>, <body>
• Text formatting tags (bold, italic, underline, etc.)
• Lists: Ordered, Unordered, Definition
• Hyperlinks (<a> tag)
• Images (<img> tag)
• Tables (<table>, <tr>, <td>)
• Forms (<form>, input types, buttons)
• Frames and iframe
• Meta tags

3. CSS (Cascading Style Sheets)

• Introduction to CSS
• Types of CSS:
• Inline CSS
• Internal CSS
• External CSS
• Selectors (element, class, id)
• Colors, backgrounds
• Fonts and text styling
• Box model (margin, border, padding)
• Layout (display, position, float)

4. JavaScript (Basics)

• Introduction to JavaScript
• Variables and data types
• Operators
• Control statements (if, switch, loops)
• Functions
• Events (onclick, onload, etc.)
• Form validation

5. Web Publishing

• Website planning
• Domain name registration
• Web hosting basics
• Uploading website (FTP basics)
• Testing and maintenance

6. Multimedia in Web Pages

• Images, audio, video in web pages
• Formats (JPEG, PNG, MP3, MP4, etc.)
• Embedding multimedia

7. Web Design Concepts

• Responsive web design basics
• User-friendly design
• Navigation design
• Color combination and layout

PROGRAMMING & PROBLEM SOLVING THROUGH PYTHON Module 3

1. Introduction to Programming

• Problem solving techniques
• Algorithm and flowchart
• Programming languages (low-level, high-level)
• Translators: Compiler and Interpreter
• Basics of Python

2. Introduction to Python

• Features of Python
• Installing Python & IDE
• Running Python programs
• Keywords and identifiers
• Indentation in Python

3. Data Types and Variables

• Variables and assignment
• Data types:
• Numeric (int, float, complex)
• String
• Boolean
• Type conversion

4. Operators in Python

• Arithmetic operators
• Relational (comparison) operators
• Logical operators
• Assignment operators
• Bitwise operators
• Membership and identity operators

5. Input and Output

• input() function
• print() function
• Formatting output

6. Control Statements

Decision Making

• if, if-else, if-elif-else
• Nested if

Looping

• for loop
• while loop
• break, continue, pass

7. Strings

• String operations
• String slicing
• String functions and methods

8. Lists

• Creating lists
• Indexing and slicing
• List operations
• List methods

9. Tuples

• Creating tuples
• Tuple operations
• Difference between list and tuple

10. Dictionary

• Creating dictionary
• Accessing elements
• Dictionary methods

11. Functions

• Defining functions
• Calling functions
• Arguments (positional, default)
• Return statement

12. Modules and Packages

• Importing modules
• Standard modules (e.g., math)

13. File Handling

• Opening and closing files
• Reading files (read, readline)
• Writing files (write, append)

14. Exception Handling

• Errors and exceptions
• try, except, finally

INTRODUCTION TO INTERNET OF THINGS AND ITS APPLICATION - Module 4

1. Introduction to IoT

• Definition of IoT (Internet of Things)
• Characteristics of IoT
• Advantages and disadvantages of IoT
• Applications of IoT

2. Fundamentals of IoT

• IoT ecosystem
• Components of IoT:
• Sensors
• Actuators
• Devices
• Gateway
• IoT communication models

3. IoT Architecture

• Basic architecture of IoT
• Layers of IoT:
• Perception layer
• Network layer
• Application layer

4. Sensors and Actuators

• Types of sensors (temperature, motion, light, etc.)
• Working of sensors
• Actuators and their uses

5. Networking and Communication

• Basics of networking
• Communication protocols:
• Wi-Fi
• Bluetooth
• Zigbee
• RFID
• IP addressing basics

6. IoT Platforms and Tools

• Introduction to IoT platforms
• Cloud in IoT
• Basic idea of tools used in IoT

7. Data Handling and Analytics

• Data collection in IoT
• Data processing
• Introduction to Big Data in IoT

8. Security and Privacy in IoT

• Security issues in IoT
• Data privacy concerns
• Basic security measures

9. Applications of IoT

• Smart home
• Smart city
• Healthcare
• Agriculture
• Industrial IoT

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